Slavery

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and Jury Trials: Lincoln implicitly rejects a proslavery talking point

by Max Longley

Posted on August 11, 2023

Book Review: Symbols of Freedom: Slavery and Resistance before the Civil War

by Tim Talbott

Posted on August 8, 2023

“We Scarcely Know How to Express Our Indignation:” Kentuckians Face 1863 and the Emancipation Proclamation

by Tim Talbott

Posted on August 6, 2023

ECW Weekender: Africatown Heritage House Grand Opening!

by Sheritta Bitikofer

Posted on June 30, 2023

Book Review: The Demands of Justice: Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, & Clemency in Early Virginia

by Meg Groeling

Posted on June 15, 2023

Colonel Fremantle Attends an Auction of Enslaved Persons

by Neil P. Chatelain

Posted on June 12, 2023

The White Belgian Astronomer Who Became a Black American Civil Rights Leader

by David T. Dixon

Posted on April 3, 2023

Daniel Webster & the Devil

by Meg Groeling

Posted on March 7, 2023

A Recap of Black History Month 2023 at ECW

by Emerging Civil War

Posted on March 3, 2023